Can I look up cases for the whole Northern District of Texas in your division?
... 1957-1981 are available only in the division where the case was opened. The court can conduct your search for a processing fee. ...
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How do I get a transcript?
... filed, unless a redacted version was filed (in which case, the same instructions apply for a redacted version). ...
May I submit filings via fax or email?
... is required if the judge does not allow ECF filing or if the case is sealed.) If you are unable to file a document electronically due to a ...
How many copies of each document do I file?
... The Clerk's Office will retain the original for the case file and send a copy to the judge. If you want a file-stamped copy for ...
Requirement of Local Counsel
... 50 miles of the courthouse in the division in which the case is pending may serve as local counsel. Local counsel must be authorized to ...
What obligations do PBCP volunteers assume by signing up for the panel? Do you have to accept every case appointment?
Upon notification of a potential appointment, a PBCP volunteer may decline to accept the appointment for a variety of reasons, including, but not limited to: a conflict of interest, a recent appointment, or a busy work sched...
What types of cases are assigned?
... appointment may be made to help a pro se litigant evaluate a case before mediation and discovery, to assist during mediation, or to respond ...
How much of a time commitment is involved? Do panel members have a say about scheduling?
... of assignment given by the court. Advice in evaluating a case will take much less time than conducting discovery, responding to motions, ...
What about fees and expenses?
A PBCP member should take a case without an expectation of compensation. Nonetheless, the court’s Plan ...
Pro Bono Civil Panel Information
... motion for the appointment of counsel in an appropriate case and request an attorney to represent that litigant. See 28 U.S.C. § ...